Recognised as Colour

#9D2E42

#9D2E42
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9D2E42 is a red with RGB values 157, 46, 66 and HSL 349°, 55%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9D2E42

RGBrgb(157, 46, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1804, 0.2588

RGB percentages61.6%, 18%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(349.2, 54.7%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 70.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 70.7%, 58%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,300,994

CSS custom property--colour: #9D2E42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1

Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#62D1BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4842no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Deuteranopia#675F3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AC1436no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.2 Indian red · ΔE 18.2 Firebrick · ΔE 24.8 Maroon · ΔE 26.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.6 Sienna · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2E9D89

Analogous#9D2E7A, #9D512E

Triadic#429D2E, #2E429D

Split complementary#2E9D51, #2E7A9D

Tetradic#7A9D2E, #2E9D89, #512E9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8AFB9

Lighter +30%#DC8897

Lighter +20%#D16075

Lighter +10%#C43A53

Darker −10%#762231

Darker −20%#4E1721

Darker −30%#270B10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B61532

Less saturated −25%#844752

Channel breakdown

R157

G46

B66

Red157 (61.6%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue349.19°

Saturation (HSL)54.68%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 2E · B 42

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